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Esen Taishi

1407 - 1454

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Esen (Mongolian: Эсэн; Mongol script: ᠡᠰᠡᠨ; Chinese: 也先) (1407–1454), was a powerful Oirat taishi and the de facto ruler of the Northern Yuan dynasty between 12 September 1453 and 1454. He is best known for capturing the Emperor Yingzong of Ming in 1449 in the Battle of Tumu Fortress and briefly reuniting the Mongol tribes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esen Taishi has received more than 119,415 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Esen Taishi is the 3,312th most popular politician (up from 4,445th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Mongolia (up from 21st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Mongolian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Esen Taishi ranks 3,312 out of 15,577Before him are Emmerson Mnangagwa, Tigellinus, Kavad II, Éamon de Valera, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Daji. After him are Alexander I of Epirus, Henri Christophe, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Abdoulaye Wade, Agnes of Poitou, and Mohamed Ghannouchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1407, Esen Taishi ranks 3Before him are John Hunyadi and Lorenzo Valla. After him are Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Demetrios Palaiologos, Bartolomeo Bon, and Ashikaga Yoshikazu. Among people deceased in 1454, Esen Taishi ranks 2Before him is John II of Castile.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Esen Taishi ranks 18 out of 63Before him are Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), Altan Khan (1507), and Baydu (1300). After him are Muqali (1170), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Dayan Khan (1464), Mandukhai (1449), and Ambaghai (null).

Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Esen Taishi ranks 14Before him are Abaqa Khan (1234), Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), Altan Khan (1507), and Baydu (1300). After him are Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Dayan Khan (1464), Mandukhai (1449), Ambaghai (null), and Yesün Temür (1293).